Instant Insights

Crop rotations
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-80146-059-0
Verlag: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 20, 138 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 215 g

Reihe: Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights

This collection features five peer-reviewed literature reviews on crop rotations in agriculture.

The first chapter discusses the effects of crop rotation and intercropping management practices and their impact on soil health enhancement and stability. It also considers the importance of leguminous crops and soil organic matter in maintaining healthy soils, sustaining crop productivity and enhancing biodiversity.

The second chapter examines the principles of crop rotation, precrop effects in crop rotations, and the nutrient effects of legumes and other rotation crops. It also reviews the role of rotation crops in suppressing weeds, diseases and pests and studies rotations and crop yields, as well as the challenge of designing a crop rotation.

The third chapter illustrates how crop models account for the interactions between soil, genotypes, management, and climate, on crops grown in various rotations, and their effects on yield and environmental outcomes under current and future climate scenarios.

The fourth chapter assesses the potential of decision support systems for crop rotations in improving soil health and agricultural sustainability.

The final chapter reviews how crop rotations with non-cereal species can be implemented to substantially reduce inoculum sources for residue-borne cereal leaf diseases.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sigua, Gilbert G.

Sigua, Dr Gilbert G.

Freyer, Bernhard

Freyer, Prof. Bernhard

Basso, Bruno

Basso, Professor Bruno

Martinez-Feria, Dr R. A.

Dumont, Dr B.

Mehrabi, Dr Zia

Turkington, Dr T. K.

Xi, Dr K.

Kutcher, Dr H. R.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ökologische Landwirtschaft
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Nachhaltige Landwirtschaft
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltschutz, Umwelterhaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 - Effects of crop rotations and intercropping on soil health: Gilbert C. Sigua, USDA-ARS, USA; 1 Introduction2 Defining soil health3 Indicators of soil health4 The roles of soil organic matter in soil health5 Managing soil health: crop rotation6 Managing soil health: intercropping7 Nitrogen fixation and transfer in crop rotation and intercropping8 Summary and future trends9 Where to look for further information10 References
Chapter 2 - The role of crop rotations in organic farming: Bernhard Freyer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Austria; 1 Introduction2 Principles of crop rotation3 Precrop effects in crop rotations4 Nutrient effects of legumes and other rotation crops5 The role of rotation crops in suppressing weeds, diseases and pests6 Rotations and crop yields7 Designing a crop rotation8 Measuring and modelling crop rotations, nutrient and humus balances9 Crop rotations on stockless farms10 Conclusion and future trends11 Where to look for further information12 References and further reading
Chapter 3 - Modeling crop rotations: capturing short- and long-term feedbacks for sustainability and soil health: B. Basso and R. A. Martinez-Feria, Michigan State University, USA; and B. Dumont, University of Liege, Belgium; 1 Introduction2 Reset mode crop models: the example of mitigating nitrate loss from corn-based crop rotations3 Sequential crop models: the example of adapting crop rotations to sustain yields and soil health under climate change4 Conclusion: improving crop rotations through modeling5 References
Chapter 4 - Developing decision-support systems for crop rotations: Zia Mehrabi, University of British Columbia, Canada; 1 Introduction2 Key information challenges3 Ecological theory4 Agronomic models5 Encoding farmer decisions6 Design principles7 Outlook8 Where to look for further information9 References
Chapter 5 - The role of crop rotation, intercropping and tillage practices for foliar disease management of wheat and barley: T. K. Turkington, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada; K. Xi, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Canada; and H. R. Kutcher, University of Saskatchewan, Canada; 1 Introduction2 Increasing temporal diversity: crop rotation3 Increasing spatial diversity: intercropping4 Increasing genetic diversity: gene deployment5 The role of conservation tillage6 Conclusions and future trends7 Where to look for further information8 References

Über Autor(innen)

Basso, Professor Bruno
Dr. Bruno Basso is an agro-ecosystem scientist and University Foundation Professor in Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and W.K. Kellogg Biological Station at Michigan State University. He is a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America and the American Society of Agronomy, and 2016 recipient of the Innovation of the year award and 2019 Outstanding Faculty Award at Michigan State University and the recipient of the 2021 Morgan Stanley Sustainable Solutions Prize. He is ranked as top 2% scientist across all disciplines and 0.006% in the field of Agronomy, Agriculture, Meteorology. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University.